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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
School Apportionment.

The following is the apportionment
of school money made for the various
counties by State Superintendent
Dewey. The first column represents
the number of school children be.
tween the age Of six and eighteen years
of age:
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
Clothing.

Blumenthal and Cohn OF Carson
keep the best fitting suits, and latest
styles In hats, constantly in stock.
They fill all orders by mail guarantee
ing satisfaction in every case, People
from Esmeralda county can do we'll
for themselves by giving them o trial
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
Mail Hours.

The following ore the opening and
closing hours tor the Postotiice until
further notice.
Postoffice, opens at 7 100 A. NJ. Maj.
going north closes at 10 40 A. NJ going
south closes at 2 40 P. M. Office close
at 7 80 P. N.
F. A. Angel, P. NJ.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
SAM PILES.

John Irwin of Aurora is in town,
A new store is being built at Keller.
Tom Pesci was in town on Satur.
bay.
O. F, Taylor is receiving new goods
livery day.
The good people are still praying
tor snow.
Hogan has a fine supply of HON e
buried hams.
There are twenty men cutting wood
i the Summit.
Frank Rice came home to see his
family, last Saturday.
A large force of carpenters Is at
work on the mill at Soda.
Z. H. Langley came down from
Coryville last Wednesday.
Choice Smiths Valley APPLES just
received at r. H. Wright's.
Water was turned into the new
pipes at Soda last Sunday.
Good ground barley for sale at
Vabuska by E, P. Lovejoy.
Three hundred pounds of babbit
hetal for sale at this Office.
]. H. Harcourt came over from Can.
lelaria. on visit, last week.
Turkeys always to be had at Wabus.
"a; Address, E. P. Loyejoy.
The Lapanta Company has begun
hiking well near the mine.
A few sacks OF extra wheat for sale
Y Wabuska, by +. p. Lovejoy.
The cooperative building at Bishop
preek Station is nearly finished.
Lew Finney is doing holding work
= Jumbo No. 2" near Coryyille.
About one third of the lumber for
Pie Mount Diablo Mill has arrived.
Fine new Mason Valley potatoes
or sale at Wabuska, by E. P. Lovejoy.
The new postoftlee at Bishop Creek
tation will go into operation in few
avs.
DR.. 5. E. Lee. of Carson, came out
(st Saturday, on . consultation n
lsit.
o. Crptcher is delivering the finest
ind Of wood, promptly, on receipt of
rider.
w. j. Marsh sold carload of
thoroughbred cattle IN lnyo County
hst week.
Word was received last Monday that
bother rich strike had been made in
be Hindley.
Assemblyman Albright has the
ranks of the BULLETIN for copies of
ills introduced.
1t is rumored that the big teams
Flll soon begin hauling Mount Cory
Pre- to the mill.
The Coryville toll road has been put
|nto first class order, and will be kept
p that condition.
Chris Brown has sold his ranch
pear Bishop Creek to a former resi-.
ent of Gold Hill.
Heavy castings and machinery for
he Mount Diablo mill at Soda, arc
ow arriving, daily.
q. X, A. Brown and A. V. Brown
III open the Chloride Saloon in Can
ei"rl" in few days.
Except making u cut for the dry.
IN all lhe grading for the new mill
sodayi'le is finished.
''a'alec and Smith arc doing assess
en' work on the mines at tho arras.
'S' south of Big squaw.
Y. s. Preble and G, s. Young have
fchased the Reno Gazette. and will
Ne possession on the lst Of February,
a. Stock has taken charge at the
king department in the new hotel
Martin Br"1zanovich, at SoAayille.
ne railroad company is having
nie orc cars made, on an impspved
, ''e,n. tor handling the Mount
iablo ore.
ne carson APPEAL advises straight.
''esillmate party papers to refuse
exchange with the mugwumps. The
sl!Pe is good but in following it the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED MINING
OCompany. Location of principal place Of
business, san Francisco, California: location
of works Of the corporation, Columbus Min
Nevada.
NOTICE. is hereby given, that AZ II meeting
OF the Hoard Of Directors, duly held on the
I'D day of December, A. ID. 1886, an asssss
ment (No. a. OF fifty GEMS l.iOc) per share was
levied upon the capital stock of the corpora
tim. payable Immediately III United States
gold coin, to the Secretary, at the office of
The Company, loom 4. No. 500 California
street, san Francisco, California.
And aay stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid ON the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
Express Hours,

The following are the opening and
closing hours of Express, until fur.
ther notice.,
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express Office
opens at 0 A. NJ; closes for north
at 10; 40 A. NJ; closes for south at 2 As
P. NJ, Office closes at 1880 p. NJ
: A. KNAPP, JR., Agent.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
Xsth bay OF january, IsS7,

will be delinquent and advertised for sale at
public auction: and unless paynenl Is made
before, will De sod on FRIDAY, the 18Th day
of tE 6RUARf 1897. to pay the delinquent
assessment togctne, with costs of advertising
and expenses of sale.
By order of the Board Of Dil ectors
j. q. BURLINGTON, Secretary.
Otice-Room 4, No. 800 California Street.
San Francisco, California.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
X Of r..

The regular meeting of Esmeralda
lodge No. ~, Knights of Pythias, is
neld every third Thursday. 3d.
] turning brethren, IN good standing
,rdially invited.
A. SUMMERFIELp, c. y.
Q. A. RICHARDSON, X. nf Il and .
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

nIGTATOR CONSOLIDATED MINING
~ Company, OF peincipa place
ut business, Hawthorne, Nevada; location OF
works Of the corporation, Hawthorne Miniug
District, Esmcralda county, State oi Nuyada.
NOTICE is hereby given that al II ueetn :;
OF tlp board OF Directors, duly heiu On TIE
10Th day OF Decclnbc-, A. II. 1886, an assess
mcnt (No. u ofUne Cent t!c( per share was
LEVIED on each and every share Of the capita.
stock 81 this corporation, payable immcdl-
atcly IN United STAGES gold coin, IL the Sec
Rotary Qt this corporation at the Office ofthe
Company, in Hawthorne, Nevada.
And any stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid ON the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19
22d Day OF January, 1887,

Will be deeined delinquent and will be advcr
tiscd for sale atppbic auction; and unless
payment 10 made before will be sold OF,
SATURDAY, the IL h day OF FEBRUARY,
1887, " pay the delinquent assessment, to-
gejhcr with the costs of advert Using and tx
pentcJ of sale at the Office of the Company,
IN Hawthorne, Nevada.
BY ordet o5 the Board oslDirectors.
j, 4. BOILER, Secretary,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-19

Lake View Lodge No. II A. o. .
w., meets on the first and third Nor
Jays Ct each month.
j, A. OARDwELI, w. NJ.
+. Ii. RICE, Recorder
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI

-Four days after the surrender of Island No
10, the squadron steamed down the river to
attack Fort Pillow, eighty miles below. Mean
while the battle of Shiloh had been fought on
the 9th and eth of April, and events indicated
an impending conflict at CorLth Gen. Pope
was therefore directed to repair at once with
his forces to Pittshurg Landing, leaving only
two regiments with the fleet which 10y reason
of the impaired health of Commodore Foote
was now transferred to the command Of Capt.
c. II. Davis. On the 10Th of May, a Confed-
crate iiotilla came out from under the guns
of Fort Pillow and made desperate attempt
to destroy the Federal ironclad,. \ severe
engagement ensued. in which the latter were
roughly handled, and the Cincinnati and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
4 WONDERFUL SpeCTACi Z

At daylight On tho following morning,
June q, the Confederate feet, under tnll head
If steam, We're discovered iyiu. close 10 The
shore The craft were respectively known rs
The Little Rrhol, Bragg, Resur"Sari, Price,
Sumter lowell, THOMPSON aud Van Dorii,
and altogether carried twenty eight guns.
Their commanders ware plain Steamboat cap
i,in~, and the commodore EiWari Mont
gunl-rY, was iIscNIs. a river captain The
Union squadron now isSan ~ drop down the
river. and the tont"derat,s opened fire and
advanced To meet hem IN a few minutes
they were within point blank range and vol
ley SUCCEEDED vullcy in rapid succession. The
citizens Of Memphis rushed by thousands to
the biuifs u witness tho novel ,uo, for di-
rnctIy before them, 30 pear tnat individuals
conld be iscerDst, naval battle was raging
in NIL its ierceneSs Suddenly, there steamed
from bend in the river a singular booking
craft which, passing in front OF the Federal
1otiila darte1 aJ full speed against the Beau
regard 1t was Col. Eilet's Queen IT the
West, and behind her quickly followed
another, the Monarch. The writer, who
was an eyewitness of the battle,
can do no better tnan transcribe his de-
scription written at tho time; The destrlIc-
ton Of the Confederate seemed to he inevIta-
BILE, but Just as the fatal blow was about to
be given the Beauregard shoered and the
Queen crashed into the Lowell, cutting her
almost in two and sinking hor in deep water.
Now caiue the turn Of the Beauregard.
Throwing her Low around, she struck her an
tagonist squarely in the side Just ahead OF tho
wheelhouse, causing her 10 careen until tho
whole length OF her hull was visible a few
moments more and the Queen Of the West
. II. 1 -
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shouted and sent back an answering salute;
and the admiral, the heroic Admiral Foote,
nohlest Of the NOBLE who never commenced
an enterprise without looking to God for
guidance, giided away from the throug with
tears of gratitude to give thank, to Cod in
his closet. where lac was daily wont to COM
mUne with his maker
On the night Of the 9th the guuhoat Pitts
burg followed the example of th" Carondelot
with similar success, and under their protec-
ton, the next day, transports laden with
troops passed through the canal. The Con-
federatcs now thought only of escape; they
were surrounded and further resistance was
hopeless. On the morning of the Sth Con
Mackall, who was in command, sent i'm flag
of truce offering to surrender. Three gem
erals, seven colonies, seven regiments several
battalioms of infantry, five companies of
artillery, tweutv-four cannon, several thou
sand stand Of small arms, large magazines
stored with munitions of war, and an inn
mensc number of tents, horses and wagons
were among the spoiiS In addition to these
the batteries on shore, armed with seventy
heavy rflcl guns, varying in size from - to
100 Founders, four steamers and floating
battery fell into the hands of the FeIerals
In this great achievement the latter did not
lose n man on land or water.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
MOVING ON CORlNTH.

We turn now to the operations on land, and
the continuation of thu campaign of the
valley of the Mississippi Corinth, the position
to which Gen. Beauregard retired after the
repulse at Shiloh, is a small village in the
northeast corner Of Mississippi, ninety miles
east of Memphis, and about twenty miles
from the Tennessee river. The Memphis and
Charleston railroad runs through it from east
to west, and the Mobile and Ohio railroad
from south to north, 1t is protected on the
front and flank by low swanlpy valleys, and
stands on long ridge in the fork Of two
streams Its approaches are also heavily
Nnbered and capable of proracted defense.
Gen. llalleci arrived at Pttsburg Lani-
ing on April I, 1862, n week after the battles
of Shiloh, and recognizing the Typographical
difficulties Of the situation, delayed further
operations until he had concentrated an army
of 10000 bayouctS. His forward movement
therefore, dill not begin until April -, but
from that date until May % every step of
his fifteen mile march to Corinh was under
cover mtrenchmentS even more formii-
able than those of the enemy Cen Sherman,
in his report made May 50, SAYS: My di-
vision has constructed seven distinct in
tlenched camps since leaving Shiloh. Hardly
had We finished ono camp before we were
called upon to move forward and build an
other
During all slis time the officer, and mon
were chaiinL under restraint, and when Cen
Grant recommended to the commander in
chief that an attack should be made 10y the
extreme right of the Federal line, where he
believed the enemy'S defenses were defective,
and from which point his left might bo sue
cessfully turned, the idea was secuted by
lllllcck with the intimation that In,
Grants opinions need not be expressed until
they were called for Tho forces Of Beaure-
gard, according to his own report at this
time, aggregated about A.. 900 men
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but il met win no response nor were there
any signs oI IT,. foe A accommodating party
cautiously ,d>1ucing, clambered over the
Confederate H,lenchnlents; not n soul was
to he soon. Forts and town-all were de
serted. Soldiers, citizens, negroes--all were
gone. No; two men were found soundly
asleep. The evacuation had been 50 silently
conducted that they were not disturbed.
Large store. OF provisions and ammunition
We're abandoned. Suppers were left upon
the tahHs uut,urhod The private baggage
of the oil or- aud the llnapsacks of the men
incunhrrd Che tents. Candles were found
burning. The larger guns were spiEed, hut
so impcrlcctly in the hurry of evacuation
that the spikes were removed in few hours.
Thirty three cannon, several thousand stand
of arms, magazines stored with the material
of war, tents FOR an army of 10000 men and
n large plumber Of horses, mule, and wagons
fell into the hands of the vctors. This
achievement was gained with "A loss by the
Union TROOPS of but fifty-one killed and
wounded The Confederate loss is unknown.
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moved from Iupeio 40 IuAa' po.nt i"ehty--
one mites cast oi Cor'h'n' WIn'h "e orrup"d
without material RESISTANCE on i.e lith'
Learning here lhaU l'o'o'rd'4 was brt"e'h
tAc wv" luihls Iasu named he sem " "lslmlch
To Van dorm 10 JON hl,Il' anu assuming
t'e offensive attack Cori"lH. Duilh5 IhiS
iht' val Grant WHO was N"''HIl7 "o'n zen
erals made DIS preparations To destroy Ii'h
before thty coud c'H''hnH''' an" H', SO
bdcN TO CHlnth an" protect IL against van
Dom Accordingly h"s''la'N was ordered
to promptly attack IuEa from Tue o"'H'
"hlle Gcn' Ofd' VINO hau p''l uUT'l'd from
hoIVar' was 10 a''9'" rice Iron" ''' n"''".
inc pan Oh "'d' "''"i''" inc 'I.9"lI'a Wi
the latier nst"eeh an upper an" ne,uer miI-
/ SION Ora l'aH S'"oo men ana '"se'I"uS
"'oUU' Vi"' column accoiiil'al!l'o ny nra'''
reached DuihsVliIe' SIX mics from IuNa' on
tle IoOh' ana a'raISeinen,' were maze JOE
the 'oillnlneu "IlacN az 4''o '.e Ioi'oWi"@
morinhS' l'oSecrahS, however, having oeeil
uetuih'.' ny 'ilc coI''l''o'i VI INC IoauS' SEN
"oru ai'er inIlhis"C uliau no was SUN twenty
n'lIes distant anu "oulu i'oV oIii\e pe.ore tIe
next allerHo'i" lHeIruloHO VI" was "lrecleu
10 remain q"!' u,i,h IG he'''" '''hS Ill Vhe
sou'h' Whlth ""uI' ln"''ale 'he arrival q
Ms cna"Jutor'
Illce, II" was iUiS """i' VI 'l,0o 'iloFe-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
THE EVACUATION OF coRINrA.

1t is unnecessary to dwell upon the details
of this snsuiarly dilatory movement, or the
manner in which these hundred ard odd
thousand troops, all impatient to get AZ their
adversary, skirmiShed, recounoiterei aud
marched hither aud thith"r while they slowly
closed around tho supposed stronghold For
the purposes of narrative it is enough to
know that after all Of the immense ,hp'g Of
Qualifications, long lines Of iutrrnrhmeut.,,
batter!e, and imposing parad's IL artillery,
the COnfederateS quietly slipped through the
fingers Of Iiaileck, and little mora vas laft 10
him than n barren victory represented by the
debris Of carefully planned and well con-
Summated evacuation. BcaurAgnfd had
made his arrangements 10 this end days Ia
FORE. The sick and wounded we're sent oil
by railway; the heavy artillery aul valuable
stores were removed with equal elaboration,
and detailed Instructions were issued
regarding the movement nui subsequent
march Dn the 39th OF MAY the final
order W., Issued. which required. among
other precautions, lint "'vnpnevpr the rail
roai engines whistle during ths night near
tie ntr-n"hIuel}S. III. troops IN III" vicinity
Will cheer repeatedly, AZ though re-euforCe-
ments had been receiysi;' and before day
IlSuI Vhr I''sI N"HtteH DI southern troops nad
disappeared, with the exception Of u small
rear guard. When at 5 o'clock in the morn
ing the Federal troops entered the town they
found only the abandoned camp sites. Beau
regard continued his retreat TO rupelo Miss,
without any serious conflict AMI with the loss
OF comparatively few prisoners. The ques-
ton has been well asked without satisfactory
reply, Why did not Halleck, 10y rapid
movement, then push forward, establish his
bass OH the Mississippi while there was an OPP
portunity, and thus save the life and treasure
expended in the capture Of Nicksburg year
laterp Meanwhile other important events
were giving new shape to the campaign.
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had superseded Gen. Beauregari, and on the
25d Of July, with the army of the MissiSsip-
pi, numbering 5000 men, went to Chatta-
nooga Gems Van Dorm and Price were left
in command Of the troops then in north Mis-
sislppi, with instructions TO operate against
the Federals in that region, and especially to
guard against their junction with Buell. in
Middle Tennessee. Each Of these Confederate
leaders commanded force about 10000
strong Grants army, though scattered and
diminished by the subtraction before referred
to, had possession Of Corinth, but was likewise
obliged 10 hold tho railroads from that place
north to Columbus, Ky, which, on account OF
the low water in the Tennessee, he had made
his base Of supplies.
Matters remained comparatively quiet UNI
I'll about sept ?, when Gen. Price learned
from Gen. Bragg that Rosecrans was about
tomove across the Tennessee and join the
army OF Gen. Buell. Price Immediately
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until it is lost 10 view, while here and there
is n gaming rent that tells Of n death wound
received by ono If the combatants. "A thou.
sand yards distant the Little Rebel is sinking.
a shot has gone through hcr machinery and
torn deep hulr in her side, through which
the water Isl pouring in torrent Commo-
dore Montgomery (who had changed his flag
from the Van Dorm TO the Little Rebel early
in the action because the former contained
100000 pounds of powder, and was prac-
tically ont Of the GghD had rccklc,sly run
alongside Federal gunboat, hoping to disable
her, but in a few moment, finds bis craft
going down, aud with the crew he jump, into
the river and Swms to the Arkansas
shore 1t i, running fight for miles The
Thompson lodges on the river bank and,
an exploding she'll igniting her magazine,
She is blown into fragments. The Bragg and
Sumter, although run ashore, are captured
The Van Dorm, with her valuable cargo Of
stores, taken from Fort Pillow, and "A trans
port similarly loaded, alone escape The
Confederate fleet is annihilated The Fed
eral squadron now come to anchor, small
boats begin to ply back and forth the trans
ports steam up TO their landings whistles
blow their halleluiahS; the men cheer; the
stars and stripes wave over forty different
decks, and in an hour or two the two regi-
ments Of an Indiana brigade, under COM
mand Of Col. G.. n. Fitch, take possession Of
Memphis The Confederate loss in this bat
tie was estimated to be 100 killed and
wounded, and about $50 captured. On the
Union side, Col Ellet received n wound in
the leg from which he subsequently, died, and
three men on the Carondelet were injured.
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war, however, followed. The troops pitted
against each other were veterans, and the
struggle between them was not unfroquently
at close quarters. When one Of the
assaulting columns swept up to charge
the Union center it was in tho faco
of a fearful storm Of shot and shell from tho
great guns in Forts Williams and Chapman,
but, filling tho gaps in the ranks rs fast az
they were made, they dashed forward on tho
full run. Federal officer who was present
says Of the Confederatcs: "Whcn cur infantry
opened on them they marched steadily to
death withtheirlaces averted, like men striv-
ing to protect themselves from driving
storm Of haj' 1he assailing column pressed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

after the Abandonment Of Fort, Pillow and
Randolph Ghe latter twelve miles below, on
June f. These event, We're nece>Sitatcd by
the Confederate evacuation OF COruth which
took place on the night Of May - Capt
Davi, now pro 'rcded down the river, and on
the night Of June anchored within two
miles Of Memphis His fleet consisted Of five
pinboats--the Benton, Cairo, Caroniclet,
Louisville and St. Lous-currying total Of
,ixty-eiGht gun, and four rams-the Mon
arch, Lancaster. Switzerland and Queen Ut
the West. The litter we're under the com
mand Of C,l. Charles Ellet, Jr., a civil cu.i-
nrrr Of som" uoto Who had built the wiz
Suspension bridge across the Schuyilill at
Paramount, and al-o that Of Niagara river
below tho falls. He also tool; 4 prominent
part in the construction OF the Baltimore and
Ohio ami other western railroads, In the
beginning Of hoStilties Col. Ellet had urged
upon the navy department the Importance OF
constructing rams, and, after much oppo>i-
ton, was appointed a colonel Of engineers,
and ordered 10 repair to tho Mississippi and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

By direction of tien Haleck, Gen. Pope,
In order to invest The place, began u move
ment with an army Of - 900 men from Com
merce Mo, and on the ID of March he az
rived in front Of New Madrid. Finding that
the town was defended by strong cartlwork3
armed with heavy artillery, in addition t0 "a
number of Confederate gunbOals anchored
along the shore, and that there could be no
protected advance, lie ordered his troops into
camp until serge guns could he received from
Cairo Meanwhile. Col pmmmer with
several regiments Of infantry, some cavalry
and field battery, was sent 10 occupy Point
Pleasant twelve miles below Oh the Missouri
ehOre. IL was a hazardous undertaking, be-
cause the banks along which it was necessary
for the troops 10 pass We're commanded by
the enemy's gunboats night and day. The
march was finally completely however, and q
sufficient number Of rife pits were dug in a
few hours to accommodate his little force.
Guns were So planted as to present but u
small mark, and when the next morning a
couple of transports were deserted struggling
up the river with Supplies for the Notifications,
they were astonished by 4 storm of round
shot and rifle bullets that drove them back in
confusion. The blockade Of the Mississippi
was thus eirectually established at this point,
and no more boats afterward attempted -
pass on a mission to Island No. 10,